DECEMBER 2023 Monthly Running Challenge

eleanorhawkins · December 2023

I'm not setting a goal this month apart from doing the damn strength training. Our club is holding an 8 hour Backyard ultra on the 17th so I should get a lot of miles that day but not many before or after it 🤣

daria0919 · December 2023

I’ve decided to try Strava to record my walks.
I think I’ve found @eleanorhawkins, @tarun_yadavA, @Scott6255 on there. Who else from this group is on there that I can friend?

Also, how do the mapped runs get on there? Do I link my Garmin or Fitbit results to it so that it posts my walks? Thanks

kgirlhart · December 2023

daria0919 wrote: »

I’ve decided to try Strava to record my walks.
I think I’ve found @eleanorhawkins, @tarun_yadavA, @Scott6255 on there. Who else from this group is on there that I can friend?

Also, how do the mapped runs get on there? Do I link my Garmin or Fitbit results to it so that it posts my walks? Thanks

I am also on there as Kathryn Hart. Plus there is a group - MPF Monthly Running Challenge. If you join you'll find lots of current and past members of this group.

emptydog · December 2023

I ran at the field house of the local college this morning. More for a change of pace rather than the weather.

12/1 - 3 Miles. Field House. 93-day streak.

kgirlhart · December 2023

December Goal: 130 Miles

12/1: 3.30 miles

3.30/130 miles completed for December

I ran 3.3 miles today. It was a pretty morning. It was chillier today at 40°F than yesterday's 57°, but it was clear and not misty. I ran by the courthouse and it is all decorated for Christmas. I didn't see any critters today, but it was a good run.

chris_in_cal · December 2023

December Running Goal: 14 runs, 50 miles
3.2 lbs. November weight loss gain (242.9 lbs -> 246.1 lbs)

I'm Chris, I live in San Diego, California. Since covid I'm doing work from home, sadly it's been announced that WFH is coming to an end in February 2024. I've been on MFP since 2009 and during that time I've had some wild swings with health and fitness. My most fit years were 2010 and 2019, when I did lots of food tracking, Iyengar yoga, and running. This year 2023 has been my post covid/get back to running year. This is my tenth month on this thread, it is great accountability. But the last two months we're not very successful for running...here I am, back at it.

I signed up for an April 2024 Half Marathon. I just started a Jeff Galloway training plan for the race.

For this month I'm ramping back up, three runs per week. And a once a week hard yoga class.

I'll be focusing on the MFP food diary and dropping 5+ lbs.

Please connect on Garmin if you have one.
https://connect.garmin.com/modern/profile/chris_in_cal

AlphaHowls · December 2023

https://www.strava.com/clubs/185838
MFP Strava Group

Welcome to December 2023! I am taking a cue from @chris_in_cal today.

My name is Jennifer and I live in Tennessee (since 2000). I just turned 53 on Thanksgiving and I checked in at 123.2 lbs. this morning. I have been on MFP since July 9, 2015 when my brother sent me a link. I was over 223 that day and obese class II. I started running in April 2016 and have not looked back since. I have questioned my sanity, but not looked back. I am a licensed professional counselor and I work on contract with veterans. I am also my mother's caregiver (since 2007).

Chilly drizzle this morning, so I took to crazy laps! I was having to be here anyway waiting for pest control service.

12/1 17.5 miles, Crazy Laps! Chilly drizzle = Nope
Got my music going on computer and disappeared into my imagination for 3 hours or so

Still using my B3 bands since I am finding it really decreases my aches and pain.

Something I picked up somewhere:

The reason most people fail instead of succeed is that they trade what they want the MOST for what they want at the MOMENT.

SummerSkier · December 2023

I am on Strava as well and will look for you to add ....@daria0919

Starting the month off with a 5 er out of 140. I took yesterday off after really pushing hard earlier in the week and honestly I did not find any advantage. Even a little disadvantage mentally. But weather should be nice for the next week or so and hoping to have some great runs. The sky brightening as I ran today was really beautiful. Pink wispy clouds.

Mari33a · December 2023

01/12 4.01 miles

Total 4.01/60 miles

And we’re off! It was a good run but freezing cold and seemed to get colder. A few parts of the road were icy & sparkley in the dark. I cud feel my runners slipping at times. I hadn’t planned on 4 but was enjoying it. My spin bike wasn’t as luck this morning. The pedal arm just snapped 3 miles in.

Congratulations @Scott6255 and @quilteryoyo reaching your goals. They are both impressive! Like @elenorhawkins says we will all be rooting for u in ur race.

Mokkola · December 2023

Hi, I'm new here 👋

I don't really know what to aim for. Just had an elbow op, so not sure what I'll be able to do, but I can at least walk.

So, I'll aim for at least 50 miles this month 🤞.

Good luck everyone. Hope you all hit your targets 😊

quilteryoyo · December 2023

Happy Birthday Dakota. He's so handsome @Mari33a ! Thanks for the encouragement. Sorry about the broken pedal. Hope it can be fixed and you don't have to replace the entire bike.

Five minutes in the cold tub is too long for me @polskagirl01 ! It amazes me that you enjoy that. Glad it helps you feel better though. I look forward to seeing the completed crafts tomorrow.

Thanks @eleanorhawkins ! I appreciate the encouragement. Good luck with your club race!

Thanks all for the kuddos on reaching my year goal too! It means a lot.

@daria0919 I'm on Strava as Vicky R. @kgirlhart, I didn't know there were groups on there too. I'll have to figure out how to find it!

Great run @emptydog !

Glad you had a nice run @kgirlhart!

@AlphaHowls Thanks for the link to the Strava group. Now I won't have to spend time figuring it out.

I didn't know all of that about you. Great job on the weight loss! And I think I missed your birthday, so Happy Belated Birthday! I like that quote. It is so true. Great job on the crazy miles today.

Nice run @SummerSkier .

Welcome @Mokkola ! Feel free to jump in on the conversations or ask questions. You have joined a very supportive group with all sorts of different levels of running/walking.

quilteryoyo · December 2023

1 Dec - Walked 1.00 miles - Ran 0.00 miles - treadmill

1.00/80.00 miles

I worked today from 8 - 3. It was a bit stressful. Details under the spoiler if you are interested in non-running info about my day.

There were four teachers unexpectedly out for illness. I am their only sub and was already there because the director was off today for her birthday. They had to combine classes and make some other changes so people could take their lunch breaks. Plus a lot of the kids have been/are sick - strep, RSV and CoVid going around. Everyone is doing their best to stay well. It just put the whole building in a chaotic mood, if that makes sense. Everything worked out, but it just wasn't a normal day for anyone. AND then, about 3:30, the police blocked off the downtown area for the annual tree lighting tonight. That included access to our parking lot, so the parents all had to figure out how to get there to get their child - the police would NOT let them through. We weren't warned ahead of time, so they didn't know until the first parent came who couldn't get through. AND, I got a call from the assisted living that my cousin tested positive for CoVID and his oxygen levels dropped, so they sent him to the local VA to be checked out. I checked with the VA after I got home and they did send him back to the assisted living, so his oxygen must not be too bad. Later, he called me and sounded good. But, he couldn't hear me, so I couldn't ask questions. I'll call and talk to his building's nurse tomorrow. I'm just glad they didn't keep him in the hospital. In the end, everything turned out okay, but getting there was not easy today.

I didn't eat much today, so was hungry when I got home. So, I just did a mile walk on the treadmill before eating dinner. It's a slow start to December, but tomorrow is a new day.

chris_in_cal · December 2023

I ran more drills today. Short uphill, fast cadence, etc. I am happy it's the weekend.

December Running Goal: 14 runs, 50 miles

Dec 1 - 1.66 miles

Current: 1 runs, 1.66 miles

chris_in_cal · December 2023

AlphaHowls wrote: »

I checked in at 123.2 lbs. this morning. I have been on MFP since July 9, 2015 when my brother sent me a link. I was over 223

I know you are not the only one in this remarkable group, but it is just so inspiring being with great runners like you who have also dropped your excess weight. Yes, it can be done. Many of you here are proof.

tarun_yadavA · December 2023

Morning everyone.
Got in 10K (at 09"46 pace). Bit of a struggle today. It's cold... And I need gloves and a beanie type hat.

Got a social run tomorrow at the Running club

@daria0919 thanks for the follow. I sent you one back 😊

quilteryoyo · December 2023

Great run @chris_in_cal !

Nice run @tarun_yadavA . Sorry it was a struggle and cold. I hope the social run goes well. Are you going shopping today for gloves and a beanie?

SummerSkier · December 2023

Your struggle pace is my RUN AS FAST AS I CAN pace @tarun_yadavA please keep winter overseas. 🥶🥶

@chris_in_cal quite a few here have dropped a LOT of weight and kept it off. I only had about 30 but thru running and MFP have kept it gone for 6 plus years which is not unusual for me. I have yo yo d a lot over the years and it's not normally a speedy change so I just enjoy the running and keep on here.

Today was a MUCH better run. I did not expect it to be based on the indulgences yesterday evening but it was funny that it did turn into a good and pretty speedy run compared to yesterday where I thought I was starting out well and then slogged after a few miles. Yesterday at an hour in I was almost ,5 mile less distance wise than today which is a LOT.

The ticker seems easier to use these days. Maybe it was updated since the last time I tried it. 🤷‍♀️

1 Dec 5.48 cum 5.48
2 Dec 7.02 cum 12.5

mnsmov15 · December 2023

My goals for December:

Running 50 miles
Steps 310000 (10k/day)

12/1 3 miles

Steps: 10500/310000

AlphaHowls · December 2023

12/1 17.5 miles, Crazy Laps! Chilly drizzle = Nope
12/1 4.17 miles, Crazy Laps! B3 Bands (leg) for 22 minutes of this
12/2 19.5 miles, Running Partner E (10 miles with her), County Line and back, Foggy, gray

So, yesterday, I did a numbers check/crunch and realized my proposed goal is still within my grasp.

524.18 miles needed for December 2023 to make 6000 miles for 2023.

483.01 to go!

Hang on Timmy!

Scott6255 · December 2023

6000 miles for the year @AlphaHowls?!!! Blows my mind 🤯

My brother came into town this weekend for a gathering for his in-laws, but carved out a few hours this morning so we could go for a run. It was really nice. Got in 10 miles.

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